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TSA Begins Testing Security Without a Metal Detector

Pop quiz: Where is the one place in the continental United States where you’ll never be asked to walk through a metal detector before boarding a commercial aircraft? The answer is . . . Tulsa. Yes, the people of Tulsa can now rejoice; there’s...

Published Mon, Feb 23 2009 3:30 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Safety/Security
Fly.com is a New Travel Search Engine Without Much Differentiation

You would have thought that Fly.com would become the most incredible travel search site of all time. Why do I say that? Well the folks up at Travelzoo decided to pay $1.8m just for the domain name. So I figured that they had something amazing up their...

Published Tue, Feb 17 2009 3:44 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Technology
No Comments on the Crash of Continental 3407

A very strange thing happens when a commercial airplane crashes. All of a sudden every person related to this industry feels the need to write about it following the standard script. 1) Report that there was an accident 2) Offer “thoughts and prayers”...

Published Fri, Feb 13 2009 4:26 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Continental, Accidents/Incidents
Air Canada Offers to Pay You If You’re Willing to Be Bumped Early

Air Canada has long been the leader in finding things to sell that were not previously offered at all, and it appears they’ve done it again. Now, you can earn some cash by volunteering in advance to be bumped if they need your seat closer to departure...

Published Mon, Feb 16 2009 3:55 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Fares, Air Canada, Overbooking
Jenn, Alaska’s Hot Virtual Assistant, Turns One and I’m Bitter

It’s hard to believe, but it has already been one year since Jenn, Alaska’s hot virtual assistant, came into my life. If you’re a new reader on the blog, you’ll definitely want to read my interview with Jenn from last year. I received...

Published Thu, Feb 12 2009 3:37 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Technology, Alaska Airlines
British Airways 777 Accident at Heathrow Linked to Delta Incident

We all remember the BA 777 that lost power and crash-landed at London/Heathrow, right? Last September, an interim report was put out on the accident saying that ice buildup blocking the fuel flow was the likely culprit. Now Boeing is not only agreeing...

Published Thu, Feb 5 2009 3:23 PM by The Cranky FlierBritish Airways 777 Accident at Heathrow Linked to Delta Incident

Filed under: Accidents/Incidents, British Airways, Delta, Fuel
This Week on BNET (Feb 23 - 27)

JetBlue Leaves Open Skies for Sabre The Open Skies system may be simple, but it no longer provides what many low cost carriers need. That’s why it’s Sabre time. Abandoned Airport Looks to Solar Energy Palmdale Airport may not work as an actual...

Published Sat, Feb 28 2009 3:17 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: United, Technology, Safety/Security, Schedule Changes, Government Regulation, JetBlue, Fares, Delta, Boeing, Northwest, Alaska Airlines, Distribution, PMD - Palmdale, BNET, Airbus, Civil Aviation
Why Did US Airways End Charges for Soda and Water? To Enhance Its Rep

Over the weekend, US Airways said it would stop charging for soda, water, coffee, and tea on March 1. You’ve probably read about this elsewhere by now, but it’s interesting to think about why they’re finally relenting on something that...

Published Tue, Feb 24 2009 4:04 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Customer Service, Meals
This Week on BNET (Feb 16 - 20)

Delta Starts Consolidating Regional Carriers Delta is taking pieces of Compass, Comair, and Mesaba and mashing them together. Seems like a good idea to me. Why is Hawaiian Installing In-Seat Video? Hawaiian is putting in seat video on its long haul fleet...

Published Sat, Feb 21 2009 3:50 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Frontier, LAX - Los Angeles, Government Regulation, Mergers/Finance, Inflight Entertainment, Delta, Hawaiian, Go!, Mesa Airlines, Mokulele, Mesaba
Southwest’s Next City is Boston

In case it wasn’t clear, the days of Southwest heading to secondary airports are over. Next stop? Boston. Flights begin, well, we don’t really know that. The airline has once again announced a new city/partnership without releasing any details...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2009 3:54 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Schedule Changes, Southwest
This Week on BNET (Feb 8 - 13)

Should Continental Continue to Host Events for Its Best Fliers? Continental just finished up its annual FlyerTalk event. It’s not cheap, but should they continue to spend this money on their best customers? V Australia’s Decision on Which Business...

Published Sat, Feb 14 2009 4:08 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, Technology, Virgin America, Schedule Changes, Southwest, Seats, Continental, Inflight Entertainment, V Australia, BNET, Advertising, AirTran, MKE - Milwaukee
Allegiant Details LAX Plans

Despite all the skepticism around my initial post, Allegiant did, in fact, announce this week that it’s coming to LAX and not any of the other surrounding airports. Glad to see that my source is as reliable as I thought. It’s definitely some...

Published Fri, Feb 20 2009 3:47 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: LAX - Los Angeles, Allegiant
Forget Charging for Lavs, Ryanair Is Eliminating Ticket Counters at Airports

All the Ryanair buzz this morning is about some casual comments made by Michael O’Leary suggesting he wants to charge people to use the lav onboard. Well of course he does. Even if he is successful in this plot, it’s not nearly as big of a...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2009 4:14 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Ryanair
Emirates Continues to Grow While Dubai’s Economy Crumbles

US airlines have done an excellent job of holding back on capacity lately, and that has left them with at least somewhat decent results considering the state of the economy. But not everyone has been so disciplined. Emirates recently announced that it...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2009 4:05 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: Emirates
US Airways and the Death of the Vegas Hub

It appears that more cuts are coming at the US Airways (formerly America West) Las Vegas hublet. Over the next few months, we’ll see flights to Calgary, Edmonton, Baltimore, and Portland disappear. But the one that really gets me is the end of Vegas...

Published Wed, Feb 18 2009 3:39 PM by The Cranky Flier

Filed under: US Airways, LAS - Las Vegas, America West

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